education
MFA, Queens College at The City University of New York, Queens NY (Graduate Award)
BFA, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City MO (Painting/Printmaking)
BA, College of Journalism at University of Nebraska, Lincoln NE (Art/Psychology/Advertising)
professional appointment
- 2019-present
- Visiting Assistant Professor, Visual Media Arts Department, Grand Valley State University, Allendale MI
- 2017-2019
- Adjunct Instructor, Visual Media Arts Department, Grand Valley State University, Allendale MI
- 2015-2016
- Adjunct Instructor, Kendall College of Art & Design, Grand Rapids MI
- 2008-2011
- Instructor, Kendall College of Art & Design, Grand Rapids MI
- 2008-2011
- Instructor, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids MI
- 1997-1999
- Instructor, Studio in a School, New York NY
- 1996-1999
- Instructor, Doing Art Together, New York NY
- 1994
- Teaching Assistant, City University of New York, Queens NY; Professors Bob Bermilin, Cynthia Carlson, and Maureen Connor
professional experience
- 2011-2019
- Annual Exhibitions Designer, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park Grand Rapids, MI; Assisted in the development, planning, and implementation of FMGSP’s Annual Exhibitions
- 1997-2005
- Principle, Nollette Studio, Brooklyn, NY; Furniture design and manufacturing studio that produced short run and custom furniture
- 1994-1998
- Press Operator, Soho Letterpress, New York, NY ; A boutique printer of specialty invites, announcements, corporate identity and artist books
lecturer/critic
- 2019
- Artist Talk “In Praise of Grids”, Grand Rapids Public Library, Grand Rapids MI
- 2018
- Artist Talk “In Praise of Grids”, Women’s City Club, Grand Rapids MI
- 2016
- Artist Talk “Honorable Ordinaries”, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids MI
- 2016
- Senior Critique, Kendall College of Art & Design, Grand Rapids MI
- 2015
- Artist Lecture and Critique, Calvin College, Grand Rapids MI
- 2012/2015
- Artist Lecture and Critique, Kendall College of Art & Design, Grand Rapids MI
- 2014
- Panelist, Avenue for the Arts’ First Fridays, Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids MI
- 2013/2014
- Artist Demonstration, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids MI
- 2009
- Artist Talk “Current Work”, Northern Trust Bank’s For Arts’ Sake, Grand Rapid MI
- 2009
- Artist Lecture and Workshop, Kendall College of Art & Design, Grand Rapids MI
- 2008
- Artist Workshop, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids MI
- 2006
- Artist Lecture and Workshop, School of Visual Arts, New York NY
honor/residency
- 2022
- Selected Artist, Gerald R. Ford International Airport, Grand Rapids, MI, Terrazzo Design for Concourse A Expansion Project
- 2022
- Thread Artist Residency, a project of The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, Senegal, West Africa
- 2018
- Finalist, Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation, Full wrap for a large transit bus, Des Moines IA
- 2016
- Marble House Artist Residency, Dorset VT
- 2011
- Honorable Mention, 25th International Juried Art Show, Summit NJ (Juror: Joan Young, Associate Curator Contemporary Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum)
- 1996
- Alternate, Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation Studio Award, New York NY
- 1995
- Graduate Award, Queens College at the City University of New York, Queens NY
- 1994
- Honorable Mention, 12th Annual National Small Works Exhibition, Schoharie County Arts Council, Cobleskill NY (Juror: Jerry Salt)
- 1986
- Margaret K. Debord Scholarship, University of Nebraska, Lincoln NE
- 1985
- Sue Wilson Scholarship, University of Nebraska, Lincoln NE
- 1984
- Hazel V. Emely Scholarship, University of Nebraska, Lincoln NE
- 1983
- Luther Drake Scholarship, University of Nebraska, Lincoln NE
curator/juror
- 2022
- Curator, Cultivate, Grand Rapids, MI
- 2017/2018/2020
- Juror, The Marble House Project, Visual Artists’ Residency, Dorset VT
- 2019
- Juror, Semester Portfolio Review, Grand Valley State University, Allendale MI
- 2018
- Curator, Project 337, Grand Rapids MI
- 2013
- Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
- 2009–2013
- Member of Curatorial Board, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids MI
- 2011
- Juror, Distinguished Alumni Awards, Kendall College of Art & Design, Grand Rapids MI
- 2011
- Curator, The Cornerstone Building, Grand Rapids MI
- 2010/2012
- Juror, Scholastic’s Art Awards Regional Exhibition, Kendall College of Art & Design, Grand Rapids MI
collection
Detroit Institute of the Arts, Detroit MI
MGM Mirage Hotel, Las Vegas NV
jill Group, Tilton NH
Yves St. Laurent, New York NY
Private Collections
registry/gallery
The Drawing Center, New York, NY
The Sketchbook Project, Brooklyn, NY
solo exhibition
- 2016
- Honorable Ordinaries, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids MI
- 2009
- Untitled (flesh), Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids MI
- 1995
- Made Especially for You, Paul Klapper Gallery, Queens College at The City University of New York, Queens NY
- 1993
- Peep Show, Paul Klapper Gallery, Queens College at The City University of New York, Queens NY
select group exhibition
- 2022
- Manufactured Narratives (juried), Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapid, MI
- 93rd Annual Michigan Contemporary Art Exhibition (juried), Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI
- 2020
- Works on Paper (juried), Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts, Loveladies NJ
- between/among/within (juried), Lowell Arts, Lowell MI
- Manufacturered Naratives (juried), Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids MI
- 2019
- Introverted and OCD (invitational), Kendall College of Art & Design, Grand Rapids MI
- 91st Michigan Contemporary Art Exhibition (juried), Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon MI
- Endless Possibilities, GVSU Visual and Media Arts Faculty, NOMAD Gallery, Grand Rapids MI
- 2018
- Exigent, Divisible Gallery, Dayton OH
- Slightly Obsessive, LaFontsee Galleries, Grand Rapids MI
- 2017
- 95th Annual All-Media Exhibition, The Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor MI
- Perception & Intention, LaFontsee Galleries, Grand Rapids MI
- Post-Election, September Gallery, Hudson NY
- Gilding the Pussy, Project Space 337, Grand Rapids MI
- 2016
- Inked, Pressed, Cut & Sewn (invitational), Calvin College, Grand Rapids MI
- sELECTED Works, LaFontsee Galleries, Grand Rapids MI
- At Home and Further Afield (invitational), SiTE:LAB, Grand Rapids MI
- Slightly Obsessive, LaFontsee Galleries, Douglas MI
- 2015
- Governors Island Art Fair (juried), New York NY [catalogue]
- Toast, LaFontsee Galleries, Douglas MI
- Loosely Bound (juried), 106 Gallery, Calvin College, Grand Rapid MI
- 2014
- Slightly Obsessive, LaFontsee Galleries, Douglas MI
- Even/End, CultureWorks (invitational), Holland MI
- Out of the Polar Vortex, LaFontsee Galleries, Grand Rapids MI
- 2013
- The Not Yet (invitational), SiTE:LAB Grand Rapids MI
- Slightly Obsessive, LaFontsee Galleries, Douglas MI
- 2012
- From Lausanne to Beijing (juried), The 7th International Fiber Art Biennale Exhibition Beijing, China [catalogue]
- Working Toward Invisible, Marygrove College Art Gallery, Detroit MI
- Formative Process (invitational), Calvin College, Grand Rapids MI
- The Power of Pattern, LaFontsee Galleries, Douglas MI
- Broad Without Walls (juried), Michigan State University, East Lansing MI
- Acts of Recognition (invitational), Kendall College of Art & Design, Grand Rapids MI
- 2011
- West Michigan Area Show (juried), Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo MI
- (a)wake (invitational), The Cornerstone Building, Grand Rapids MI
- Associations (invitational), Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids MI
- 25th International Juried Art Show (juried), Visual Arts Center of New Jersey,
Summit NJ - 2010
- Drawing in the Expanded Field (juried), Colorado State University, Fort Collins CO [catalogue]
- Governors Island Art Fair (juried), Governors Island, New York NY
- Michigan—Land of Riches (invitational), SiTE:LAB, Grand Rapids MI
- West Michigan Area Show (juried), Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo MI
- 2009
- The Sketchbook Project (juried), Art House Gallery, Atlanta GA
- ArtPrize at Tanglefoot (invitational), Tanglefoot Studios, Grand Rapids MI
- 2008
- All Area/All Media Statewide Exhibition (juried), ArtCenter, Traverse City MI
- 2007
- Design Trust for Public Space Art & Design Auction (juried), Milk Gallery, New York NY
- Brooklyn Designs (juried), St. Ann’s Warehouse, Brooklyn NY
- 1994
- Art Competition (juried), The Strouse-Adler Smoothie Foundation Building, New Haven CT
- 12th Annual National Small Works Exhibition (juried), Schoharie County Arts Council, Cobleskill NY
- New Directions ’94: Women 30, Men 17 (juried), Dutchess County Art /Barrett House Galleries, Poughkeepsie NY
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